#provincial highways

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"RAINY WEATHER KEPT BACK GOOD ROADS WORK," Toronto Globe. September 27, 1912. Page 9. --- CONSTRUCTION HAS FALLEN AWAY BEHIND FORMER RECORDS. ---- Among the many things chargeable to the exceptionally wet summer season few are regarded as more unfortunate by the Provincial Government than the practical stay necessitated by conditions in the expansion of the good roads system. According to Mr. W. McLean, Provincial Engineer of Highways, roadway construction during the past season has fallen away behind former records. Not alone has there been less work. but that which has been accomplished has been more cost is to the counties.

Not one additional county has come into the good roads system this season, although the counties of Elgin, Essex, Norfolk, Peterboro', Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Kent are considering the establishment of the county road system.

New problems are confronting the work. The cost of road construction is becoming steadily higher, and their wages now paid are practically double what they were ten years ago. Moreover, a number of counties are holding back in the hope that when the Federal Government consents to make good its promised grant to highways the money will be used to assist the counties in their work.

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“Highway Work Urged,” Toronto Globe. August 15, 1930. Page 3. ---- Peterboro’, Aug. 14. - (Special.) - Definite action was taken last night by the City Council in regard to the extension of Highway No. 7, east of this city, when the Aldermen passed a resolution asking the Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of Highways, to commence work on the Peterboro’ end of the highway so that work might be found for the unemployed. Copies of the resolution will be forwarded to J. F. Strickland, M.P.P.

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“Highway Camps Are Still to Operate,” Kingston Whig-Standard. April 21, 1932. Page 11. ---- Announcement About Those Between North Bay and Pembroke ---- NORTH BAY, April 21 - Hon William Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests, yesterday announced the highway camps between North Bay and Pembroke would remain open. They were to have been closed at the end of this month but the local branch of the department of northern development received word countermanding the order. The camps will remain open as a straight relief proposition. The men have been offered the option of remaining at the camp for their board and $5 per month wages or getting off the job. They will be notified today of the new condition.

There are at present 550 men at the five camps. They have been receiving $2.40 per day of eight hours until a recent cut in the number of hours work and from this they paid 80 cents a day for their board. These men have been on the job since last October and it is questionable if they will remain at the reduced wage.

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“BURIED IN SNOW, a light station wagon stands abandoned in the wake of the blizzard on No. 11 highway, near Bradford. Hundreds of vehicles, stalled for days, still wait vainly for snowplows to set them free.

HOW THIS HAPPENED wll remain a mystery until the unknown motorist returns to claim his wrecked machine. Many motorists, leaving their cars in the snowdrifts, have travelled on by train. But even some trains are stalled.

DRIVING SNOW swirls across the windswept highway as truck crews attempt to shovel a pathway for a line of vehicles north of Bradford. Caravans, combining the strength and ingenuity of a number of drivers, are one answer to the problem of getting through.

OF ALL THINGS the cameraman expected to encounter in the midst of the winter’s worst blizzard, a pleasure boat was among the last. This one is called ‘Hellzapoppin.’ and it accused plenty of troubles as its owners tried to bring it from Bala to Toronto.” - from the Toronto Star. March 19, 1941. Page 10.

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MTO Fines Highway Maintenance Contractors

All contractors in Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario have been fined this winter, for failing…

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